Access to high speed networks (Policy Brief 273 - March 2012)
Local fiber optic networks expanding is an inescapable technological evolution. These networks surpass the limits confronted by ADSL, while access to 100 MB/s is set to be available all over the country by 2025.
- Access to high speed networks
The expansion is due to a competitive market for broadband internet and stakeholders that are able to invest in high speed internet. The expansion aims to limit duplications, promote the use of historical operators and their civil engineering by competitors, and encourage operators to co-ordinate and co-invest in the development of infrastructure. The system is also based on local communities: it is up to them to ensure a consistent expansion and, ultimately, to initiate projects in areas that the operators’ investments would not be interested in.
This topic is part of IDATE's report for the Centre d’analyse stratégique. It concludes that there are no other economic mechanisms that would have led to a faster expansion. Thus, the appropriate action seems to be to advocate a certain stability to the current framework, while paying special attention to areas that are less densely populated.
Summary
- International comparative analysis on access to high speed fiber optic
- Journal of economic literature: regulation and investment in new accessible networks
- Objectives and the French model
- Authors: Joël Hamelin, Dominique Auverlot, Department of Sustainable Development.
From a study conducted for the IDATE Centre for strategic analysis by Yves Gassot, Valérie Chaillou, Roland Montagne
Press Contact:
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Les ressources
- Report - Access to high speed networks
- The digital divide in France